mutinies in English

noun

1

an open rebellion against the proper authorities, especially by soldiers or sailors against their officers.

a mutiny by those manning the weapons could trigger a global war

synonyms: insurrection, rebellion, revolt, riot, uprising, insurgence, insubordination

verb

1

refuse to obey the orders of a person in authority.

Meanwhile, units of the army mutinied , civil war broke out, cities and villages rose in revolt and Afghanistan began to slip away from Moscow's control and influence.

synonyms: rise up, rebel, revolt, riot, disobey/defy authority, be insubordinate

noun

insurrection, rebellion, revolt, riot, uprising, insurgence, insubordination

verb

rise up, rebel, revolt, riot, disobey/defy authority, be insubordinate

Use "mutinies" in a sentence

1. Soldiers and police killed 250-300 prisoners while crushing mutinies in three jails.

2. Secretary at war; Animadverting on the late mutinies in the Highland regiments.

3. Secretary at war; Animadverting on the late mutinies in the Highland regiments

4. Mobilization was implemented with no more than the expected number of Cashierings, executions, and minor mutinies

5. LIKE a ship, over the past 2,000 years, Paris has braved countless foreign storms and internal mutinies to stay afloat.

6. Moreover, the contention that New Delhi’s terrorism problem is largely domestic marginalizes the extent of foreign – primarily Pakistani – involvement in India’s "million mutinies” and accentuates the centrality of the unsettled dispute over Kashmir.

7. In 1916, the song was sung during the ghastly Battle of Verdun, with the refrain: Adieu la vie, adieu l'amour, Adieu toutes les femmes C'est pas fini, c'est pour toujours De cette guerre infâme C'est à Verdun, au fort de Vaux Qu'on a risqué sa peau La Chanson de Craonne The final version, "The Song of Craonne" was written in 1917 during the French Army's Mutinies.